Hi group!
I've been kicking around blacksmithing for years now.
I first got interested in it when I saw a demonstration at a fair
many years ago and remember thinking to myself "that's cool and I'd love to try it".
Well....that's as far as I got.
Then I starting to think about how cool it would be to make my OWN knife
for camping. I did a lot of searching and read a ton on the internet. I even started work on my first knife! Just a file knife, but I'm pretty proud of it even though its no where near being done!
I annealed the file in my wood burning stove, shaped it at work ( I do tool & die) and finally drilled the holes in the handle for the scale pins.
I still need to grind the bevel, harden the blade, stress relief the blade and attach the scales! Phew....a lot of work and I'm taking my time with it and am pleased with my progress.
Anyway....I've been thinking a lot about forges! I don't have much money to spend on it, but I do have lots of room for one.
I figure I'll have to make my first one so that I can "play", while I try to learn some basics. I know I need some kind of anvil, but being in tool & die, I'm sure my boss will part with some scrapes to get me started.
Anyway....sorry for ranting....but i am very excited I found this site! Looks like a TON of information is here. Please feel free to give me instruction and rebuke, but be gentile :-)
Thanks
